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Who are ‘the Micks’, the British regiment at the heart of a social media storm?

Who are ‘the Micks’, the British regiment at the heart of a social media storm?

Some people expressed annoyance at the use of the term ‘the Micks’ on BBC TV on Thursday

Thu Jun 02 2022 - 21:00
Bloom festival opened by Higgins in first big public engagement since pandemic

Bloom festival opened by Higgins in first big public engagement since pandemic

President reflected on important role food producers have in promoting biodiversity in Ireland

Thu Jun 02 2022 - 19:55
Queen Elizabeth praised for ‘proactive’ contribution to peace in Northern Ireland as jubilee marked

Queen Elizabeth praised for ‘proactive’ contribution to peace in Northern Ireland as jubilee marked

Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill wrote to monarch to mark ‘an historic moment, especially for all those from the unionist and British tradition on the island of Ireland’

Thu Jun 02 2022 - 17:23
What are the alternatives to using Dublin Airport?

What are the alternatives to using Dublin Airport?

Security queues are few or non-existent at other airports but choices of destination are limited

Thu Jun 02 2022 - 11:25
‘Stumbling stones’ unveiled in Dublin to remember Irish Holocaust victims

‘Stumbling stones’ unveiled in Dublin to remember Irish Holocaust victims

Poignant ceremony remembers six Irish people murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz and Lithuania

Wed Jun 01 2022 - 20:57
Bloom boom: Festival set for record attendances following Covid-19 pandemic

Bloom boom: Festival set for record attendances following Covid-19 pandemic

First festival since the end of restrictions attracting ‘huge interest’ claim Bloom organisers

Wed Jun 01 2022 - 17:24
Dublin Airport delays: Man with epilepsy had seizure after missing flight

Dublin Airport delays: Man with epilepsy had seizure after missing flight

Irish man did not make flight to Boston despite turning up four hours before departure

Mon May 30 2022 - 20:44
Dublin Airport passengers: ‘This is disgraceful. I haven’t slept for 27 hours’

Dublin Airport passengers: ‘This is disgraceful. I haven’t slept for 27 hours’

‘It isn’t just the airport. The airlines haven’t got enough people and then everybody goes at the same time’

Mon May 30 2022 - 14:58
Hundreds of Ukrainians turn out for flash mob on Grafton Street

Hundreds of Ukrainians turn out for flash mob on Grafton Street

Some of the country’s biggest stars led the crowd in singing the Ukrainian national anthem

Sat May 28 2022 - 15:48

Medical scientists suspend strike action on Labour Court recommendation

Workplace Relations Commission to attempt resolution of dispute with Department of Health

Thu May 26 2022 - 05:00
Coalition and Oireachtas housing group at odds over vacant units

Coalition and Oireachtas housing group at odds over vacant units

Committee indicates tax could be applied to as many as 137,000 properties countrywide

Mon May 23 2022 - 17:51
O’Brien confirms vacant property tax will be introduced in next budget

O’Brien confirms vacant property tax will be introduced in next budget

Revenue is set to give new estimate on vacancy to Government ahead of Budget 2023

Mon May 23 2022 - 13:32
Expert team prepares for possible arrival of monkeypox in Ireland

Expert team prepares for possible arrival of monkeypox in Ireland

Nineteen countries – including the UK – are now reporting cases of the disease

Mon May 23 2022 - 11:19
Gardaí investigate if row at party led to fatal assault in Tralee

Gardaí investigate if row at party led to fatal assault in Tralee

Two men, one aged in his 30s, the other in his 50s, were arrested after a man died

Sun May 22 2022 - 23:16
Refugees escaping Mariupol arrive in Dublin: ‘We will never return’

Refugees escaping Mariupol arrive in Dublin: ‘We will never return’

Refugees from destroyed Ukrainian city who have fled to Ireland describe their grief

Sun May 22 2022 - 15:56
Was Grace Gifford pregnant when she wed Joseph Plunkett in 1916?

Was Grace Gifford pregnant when she wed Joseph Plunkett in 1916?

New documentary suggests couple’s hasty marriage may have been to ward off scandal

Wed May 18 2022 - 21:46
Russian embassy queries Taoiseach’s praise of Ukrainian nationalism

Russian embassy queries Taoiseach’s praise of Ukrainian nationalism

Legation critical of extremism personified by fascist collaborators during second World War

Wed May 18 2022 - 20:23
Simon Coveney: Ireland will not be joining Nato ‘any time soon’

Simon Coveney: Ireland will not be joining Nato ‘any time soon’

Minister for Defence will push for €500 million increase in military spending

Tue May 17 2022 - 17:44
Ceremony recalls handing over of seat of British military power in Ireland

Ceremony recalls handing over of seat of British military power in Ireland

The Curragh was the largest British military barracks in Ireland in 1922

Mon May 16 2022 - 15:08
Extra €100 fuel allowance payment to be paid to 371,000 households this week

Extra €100 fuel allowance payment to be paid to 371,000 households this week

Some 45 per cent rise in gas and electricity prices putting pressure on budgets

Mon May 16 2022 - 10:56
National Maternity Hospital: Hundreds attend rally demanding full public ownership

National Maternity Hospital: Hundreds attend rally demanding full public ownership

Opponents of current plan continue to raise concerns of possible external interference

Sat May 14 2022 - 15:30
Main block to protocol deal is British government, not DUP, says Taoiseach

Main block to protocol deal is British government, not DUP, says Taoiseach

Martin’s criticism of ‘unclear’ UK negotiating stance is rejected by Frost

Sat May 14 2022 - 15:10
Israeli actions at journalist’s funeral ‘disgraceful’, says Coveney

Israeli actions at journalist’s funeral ‘disgraceful’, says Coveney

Israeli police baton charged mourners at the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh

Sat May 14 2022 - 10:59
From remembrance ceremony to murder, the final hours of Sir Henry Wilson

From remembrance ceremony to murder, the final hours of Sir Henry Wilson

How two republicans gunned down a hero of the first World War on his own doorstep

Sat May 14 2022 - 06:01
Solid gold coins worth €5,000 found in the cover of an old prayer book

Solid gold coins worth €5,000 found in the cover of an old prayer book

Kenny’s in Galway says such a find has never been ‘in our wheelhouse before’

Fri May 13 2022 - 19:53
Politicians need to ‘think twice ’ before objecting to housing -Taoiseach

Politicians need to ‘think twice ’ before objecting to housing -Taoiseach

‘Absolute need’ for housing trumps local objections to housing developments, Martin says

Fri May 13 2022 - 17:24
Visa renewal for Russian ambassador to Ireland

Visa renewal for Russian ambassador to Ireland

Numerous calls have been made for expulsion of Yury Filatov because of Ukraine invasion

Fri May 13 2022 - 14:59
‘Male toxic’ environment contributing to inequality in schools

‘Male toxic’ environment contributing to inequality in schools

Girls are being put off studying subjects such as woodwork, says Fine Gael’s Regina Doherty

Thu May 12 2022 - 15:13
Mandatory face masks for flights dropped by EU authorities

Mandatory face masks for flights dropped by EU authorities

Restriction to be eased from Monday across Europe with the exception of 15 countries

Wed May 11 2022 - 09:54
Bandon massacre showed roots of internecine violence ran deep

Bandon massacre showed roots of internecine violence ran deep

Shooting dead of 13 men in 1922 led to mass exodus of Protestants from that part of Cork

Tue May 10 2022 - 06:00
In 12 days Ireland went from fledgling democracy to civil war

In 12 days Ireland went from fledgling democracy to civil war

How the independent state in 1922 went from democratic general election to disaster

Tue May 10 2022 - 05:00
Centuries of documents burned in the Four Courts in 1922. Now they’re being recreated

Centuries of documents burned in the Four Courts in 1922. Now they’re being recreated

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland follows a global effort to recover destroyed items

Tue May 10 2022 - 00:00
Erskine Childers: a strange mix of a British imperialist and an Irish republican

Erskine Childers: a strange mix of a British imperialist and an Irish republican

By the time he died at the age of 52, Childers had made powerful enemies in the pro-Treaty side

Tue May 10 2022 - 00:00
Erskine Childers: a strange mix of a British imperialist and an Irish republican

Erskine Childers: a strange mix of a British imperialist and an Irish republican

Childers made powerful enemies on the pro-Treaty side of the Civil War

Tue May 10 2022 - 00:00
Harry Boland: A charismatic leader within the Irish revolutionary movement

Harry Boland: A charismatic leader within the Irish revolutionary movement

Dublin man was a faithful friend to de Valera and had a complex friendship with Collins

Tue May 10 2022 - 00:00
The assassination of Michael Collins: ‘They’ll never shoot me in my own country’

The assassination of Michael Collins: ‘They’ll never shoot me in my own country’

New evidence suggests Sonny O’Neill might not have been the shooter

Tue May 10 2022 - 00:00
My grandfather Cathal Brugha has been unfairly depicted as an extremist

My grandfather Cathal Brugha has been unfairly depicted as an extremist

Ruairí Brugha: Former IRA chief hoped his death would ‘serve some greater good’

Tue May 10 2022 - 00:00
Aid convoy functions as Noah’s Ark for pets

Aid convoy functions as Noah’s Ark for pets

Refugees arrive with beloved animals, including 11 cats, 10 dogs and a guinea pig

Mon May 09 2022 - 20:55
Public support for Irish membership of EU remains high, poll finds

Public support for Irish membership of EU remains high, poll finds

Nearly four in five say EU membership has had positive impact on their lives

Mon May 09 2022 - 09:25
Clare Daly says Ukrainian establishment ‘became puppets of another power’

Clare Daly says Ukrainian establishment ‘became puppets of another power’

Irish MEP says conflict is now 'proxy war' between Nato and Russia

Fri May 06 2022 - 18:07
Ukrainian families given 15 hours to remove children from schools

Ukrainian families given 15 hours to remove children from schools

Government department regrets upset but notes ‘emergency response’ circumstance

Thu May 05 2022 - 18:46
Rally set to proceed marking 1945 Red army victory over Nazis

Rally set to proceed marking 1945 Red army victory over Nazis

Ukrainian communities fear midlands cavalcade a covert attempt to back Russian invasion

Thu May 05 2022 - 18:14
Irish man sanctioned by British government for Russian media links

Irish man sanctioned by British government for Russian media links

Bryan MacDonald says he was head of the online desk at rt.com

Wed May 04 2022 - 22:16
Ukrainians call for Government to ban pro-Russian rallies planned for this weekend

Ukrainians call for Government to ban pro-Russian rallies planned for this weekend

Ukrainians in Ireland support group accuses Russia of distorting war history

Tue May 03 2022 - 15:55
€900m deal for Tyrone company off over concerns around competition

€900m deal for Tyrone company off over concerns around competition

Investigation by Competition and Markets Authority scuppers deal for Euro Auction

Sun May 01 2022 - 15:13
Irish tech entepreneur gifts software to help Ukrainian children attend school

Irish tech entepreneur gifts software to help Ukrainian children attend school

Brendan Morrissey’s eSchools platform translates from Ukrainian into English

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 17:42
Drug and cash worth almost €40,000 seized in garda raids in Cork city

Drug and cash worth almost €40,000 seized in garda raids in Cork city

Raids are part of nationwide Operation Tara campaign to disrupt drug networks

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 14:43
Irish policemen ‘caught on wrong side of history’ remembered in London

Irish policemen ‘caught on wrong side of history’ remembered in London

Commemoration attendees express dismay at scrapping of Dublin Castle event

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 19:00
RIC commemoration to be held in London army barracks

RIC commemoration to be held in London army barracks

Event to mark centenary of disbandment two years after Dublin cancellation

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 20:30
Confusion over two Van Gogh experiences with the same name coming to Dublin

Confusion over two Van Gogh experiences with the same name coming to Dublin

Dublin Immersive Experience ‘no affiliation’ with The Immersive Experience

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 09:58
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